Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suspended coffee

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables
sus-pend-ed -cof-fee
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cup of coffee that a customer pays for in a café, but which is not actually dispensed at the time; rather, any disadvantaged person is later able to claim it without having to pay.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Calque of Italian caffè sospeso.

Usage

Inflected Forms

suspended coffees (plural)

Questions

What does suspended coffee mean?
A cup of coffee that a customer pays for in a café, but which is not actually dispensed at the time; rather, any disadvantaged person is later able to claim it without having to pay.
Where does suspended coffee come from?
Calque of Italian caffè sospeso.

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